Beachbeat Surfboards is a surfboard manufacturer and retailer located in the United Kingdom. They specialize in high quality customizable surfboards. Within its 26 years of service Beachbeat has produced and sold thousands of surfboards throughout the world, becoming one of Europe’s premier board producing factories. Originally started by a board shaper named Chops Lascelles, Beachbeat has become a major player in the surfboard industry. His mission was to bring the highest possible quality surfboards
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What is the wave of future surfboard? This is a question that has been asked by surfboarding aficionados since the 1960’s. According to the Firewire Surfboards case study, many surfers prefer their “gear” old school or custom-shaped to order. At the San Diego based, Firewire Surfboards, developer and CEO, Mark Price, has challenged those very ideals with the creation of his far lighter, stronger, and more flexible foam to make their boards. The issue lies with having the surfing community accepts
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big part of her life. At age eight she entered in a state-wide surf competition and won both the long board and short board divisions. Later, she was then the runner up at a national competition. Bethany had one dream, one goal in life, and it was to become a professional surfer. This all changed in the blink of an eye. At age 13 it was just like any other ordinary day when she went out into the water to do what she loved most, surf. Bethany was waiting for a wave when all of a sudden a shark bit
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best for his unique modern style of surfing. He is a laid-back bloke who listens to grungy music, has long hair and has for the last six months been continuously been nominated for the hippest dude in the surf. He’s been postured as a cultural magnate, photographed just as much out of the surf than in it. He’s been moulded into the most unique character within the surfing industry. He is extremely well educated in music, has a tweaked full rotation and shreds at skating. He is young, wild and cruises
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industry have changed radically. The sport which was once not even known to more than a handful of people has traveled across the globe. Even though there are still several isolated and undiscovered, hundreds of surf spots are frequented by different types of surfers every day. There are numerous surf spots from northern to southern California, however, here is the list of our top five: Rincon, Santa Barbara Situated on the border of the Ventura and Santa Barbara County line, Rincon is divided into 3 breaks
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Soul Surfer is an autobiography about the life of Bethany Hamilton. Residing in Hawaii and her parents being surfers, Bethany was drawn to the water and surfing. However, at age thirteen while surfing with her best friend, Bethany was severely attacked by a fourteen foot tiger shark which resulted in the loss of her left arm right under her shoulder. Throughout the attack and the aftermath of it, Bethany remained calm, hopeful, and maintained her faith in God. All of these attributes led Bethany
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!!!What Is A Wave Period? Have you ever tried surfing? In order to surf, we need waves. However, there are things that a surfer needs to consider when looking at waves. One of the things that surfers look at is the size of the wave. For more experienced surfers, they will most likely want to surf on waves with a high amplitude. Also, it won’t be any fun if a wave appears and disappears quickly. Surfers will want to ride waves that last long, or waves with a long cycle, and so they look at the wave
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to overcome? Bethany Hamilton is a professional surfer who got attacked by a shark when she was 13. The obstacles and challenges she had to overcome and face just to be how good she is at surfing right now was tough to do. She had to relearn how to surf all over again and figure out how to do daily things without her arm. She had a hard time learning how to do just daily things but she wasn't just dedicated to learning daily things but learning how to do what she loves and accomplishing her dream
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Movies and books have been made and written to share the hero's life stories all over the world. Bethany decided to write her own book about her experiences hoping to impact and help other people. According Bio.com, Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board, an autobiography written by Bethany became a bestseller. MTV, ESPN, and the United States Sports Academy honored her for her courage in 2007. In the same year, the release of Heart of a Soul Surfer, a documentary
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The Wave Anne Peterson: mountain climber, windsurfer, overall daredevil. She liked to take risks and try new things, and usually they resulted in a good time, strong friendships, and lots of laughs. For instance, Anne’s skydive into the Pacific Ocean may have seemed a bit intimidating to others, but to her it was just another part of the game called life. Or even when she climbed Mt. Everest, fears of death were never the first things on her mind. What Anne didn’t know was that even the small adventures
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